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Outlook -- Delete Folder

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Deletes an email folder.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.68 or greater.

This example applies to: Exchange Online | Office 365 | Hotmail.com | Live.com | MSN.com | Outlook.com | Passport.com

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Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Use your previously obtained access token here:
http.AuthToken = "MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN"

'  This example will delete the folder /Inbox/abc/subFolderC

'  Get the existing folder ID from the folder map created by this example 
Dim htFolderMap As ChilkatHashtable
htFolderMap.Initialize
Dim sbMap As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbMap.Initialize
sbMap.LoadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8")
htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap)

Dim existingFolderId As String = htFolderMap.LookupStr("/Inbox/abc/subFolderC")
If htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log("Folder ID not found")
    Return
End If


http.SetUrlVar("folder_id", existingFolderId)

Dim resp As String = http.QuickDeleteStr("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}")
If http.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
If http.LastStatus = 204 Then
    Log("Folder deleted.")
Else
    Log("Folder not deleted.")
    Log(resp)
End If